Diners at The Clink restaurant in Brixton prison smuggled in drugs for inmates

Diners at an acclaimed prison restaurant took in drugs for inmates working in the kitchen, according to a report.

The Independent Monitoring Board, which checks the welfare of prisoners, said customers at The Clink restaurant at HMP Brixton in south London smuggled in contraband that also included mobile phones.

The restaurant, one of four Clinks at prisons across the country, allows inmates to earn qualifications in food preparation. Many are taken on when they leave prison by chains including Wahaca and Carluccio’s. Guests at The Clink eat with plastic cutlery; no alcohol is served, and mobile phones are not allowed in the dining room.

Critics including The Times’s Giles Coren have praised the restaurants, and they are endorsed by Michelin-starred chefs as well as…

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